Not Illusions From Slept Dreams by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Not Illusions From Slept Dreams that begins with:

A shock comes to wrestle,
Sleepers from the deep! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cdXed XXfebd XcdeefXe feeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,6,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 10001 1001110 10100101 0010001 111011 1110101 01110101 111011 0100010 110111 1111 1101001001 0101010 1111111 1101101011 010010 11001 1101010111010 101010010010 110100010 101100 11010101101 10101 11010011 1100011 01111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as is repeated.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Not Illusions From Slept Dreams;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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